Archive · 30 Jan 2026
Bomb Threats Evacuate Schools, Secretariat
On Thursday, both the Punjab and Haryana secretariat building in Chandigarh and five schools in Delhi received bomb threat emails.
The emails contained references to Khalistan and threats against the Punjab chief minister.
Police, fire brigade, and bomb squads were called in to check the buildings.
After thorough inspections, no explosive devices were found in either location.
This happened a day after similar bomb threat emails were sent to schools in Chandigarh, which were also declared hoaxes.
The evacuations caused temporary suspensions of administrative work and classes, but all premises were declared safe afterward.
Punjab and Haryana secretariat building in Chandigarh and five Delhi schools were evacuated due to bomb threat emails.
The emails contained Khalistan-related references and threats against the Punjab chief minister.
Police, fire brigade, bomb and dog squads, and an ambulance responded to the threats.
Detailed inspections found no explosive devices in any of the locations.
This incident followed similar bomb threat emails sent to schools in Chandigarh the previous day, which were hoaxes.
- Who
- Employees of Punjab and Haryana secretariat, police, fire brigade, bomb and dog squads, ambulance personnel, students and staff of five Delhi schools
- What
- Evacuation of the secretariat building and schools due to bomb threat emails
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Sector-1, Chandigarh and multiple locations in Delhi
- Why
- Bomb threat emails with Khalistan-related references were received, leading to precautionary evacuations
Security Measures
Public Concern
Effectiveness of Security
Security Measures
Security agencies effectively handled the threats with thorough checks and evacuations.
Public Concern
Frequent hoax threats cause unnecessary panic and disruption.
- Location
- Chandigarh and Delhi
- Date
- Thursday
- Action Taken
- Evacuation, anti-sabotage checks
- Outcome
- No explosive devices found
- Previous Incident
- Bomb threat emails to schools on Wednesday in Chandigarh
- Email Content
- Khalistan-related references and threats
- Schools Affected in Delhi
- Loreto Convent, Don Bosco, Carmel Convent (Anand Niketan and Dwarka), Sardar Patel Vidyalaya
